Open AccessCentral airway abnormalities – More than meets the eye
Author(s) -
S. R. Singh,
Manisha Jana,
Ashu Seith Bhalla,
Priyanka Naranje,
Ayush Goel,
Manish Soneja,
Ajmal Khan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_87_21
Subject(s) - medicine , airway , checklist , thorax (insect anatomy) , computed tomography , index (typography) , optometry , radiology , surgery , anatomy , cognitive psychology , world wide web , computer science , psychology
Central airway abnormalities are the most overlooked part of the respiratory system during high-resolution computed tomography thorax specifically when these are subtle and read by less experienced eyes. In this article, we have tried to emphasize the importance to include central airways in reporting checklist. Systematically, analysis of airways can give important clues and narrow down the differentials and clinch the diagnosis in some cases like in our index one.